can u use tivo for cable recever & rf modulator with out service subscription

[destreirndragon]

can you use the tivo unit as a receiver for analog cable and a r/f or a/v modulator without activating the tivo service i really only want to use the dvr feature with normal cable instead of using vhs also my tv's r/f connection is broke and all i have is composite, component and s-video connections and have difficulty hooking up all our components i would like to use the tivo as a cable receive to convert the coaxal signal to rca jack for the component and composite or the s-video hook-ups can i do any of this without buying a subsription i don't need any of the advanced features that come with the subscription

[Dan Collins]

Punctuation...try it some time.

To answer your question, as best I understand it, I believe the answer is yes - you can use a standalone TiVo as a "cable ready" tuner.

[destreirndragon]

thanks for the help. :D

[classicsat]

As long ay you just mean buffer Live TV, yes. Recording is considered a paid feature.